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Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication
The 2000 glyphosate safety paper was retracted over undisclosed Monsanto ghostwriting and reliance on unpublished data, despite being cited over 700 times including by Health Canada.
- Last week, the journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology retracted the 2000 review paper after U.S. litigation documents showed its conclusions relied on unpublished Monsanto studies and possible industry involvement.
- Published in 2000, the paper concluded glyphosate is safe for humans, cited more than 700 times including in Health Canada's 2017 re-evaluation.
- Evidence from the litigation indicates Monsanto may have paid the study's authors and assisted in drafting the manuscript without proper acknowledgment, while the journal's editor said it is unclear how much conclusions were influenced by Monsanto.
- Health Canada said the retraction does not affect approvals as it independently reviewed primary data and more than 1,300 studies, while Friends of the Earth Canada urged a moratorium and expedited review.
- Roughly 50 million kilograms of glyphosate are sold in Canada each year, and the chemical appears in more than 160 pest-control products; Health Canada reports human exposure levels are more than 1,000 times below screening thresholds.
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Study on popular weed killer retracted after journal editor says Monsanto may have helped write it
An influential research article that claimed a popular weed-killer was safe has been retracted 25 years after it was published, prompting environmental groups in Canada to ask the federal government to review the science on glyphosate use.
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